NY 858604

JAN 2 1991
CLA-2-29:S:N:N1:238 858604

Ms. Alice M. White
S.S.T. Corporation
635 Brighton Road (P.O. Box 1649)
Clifton, NJ 07015-1649

RE: The tariff classification of 6- Mercaptopurine from Finland, Sulfasalazine (a.k.a. salicylazosulfa pyridine from West Germany and Bumetanide from Italy.

Dear Ms. White:

In your letter dated November 29, 1990 you requested a tariff classification ruling.

Product HTS Number Duty Rate

6-Mercaptopurine 2933.59.3000 03.7 percent ad valorem

Sulfasalazine, a.k.a., salicylazosulfa pyridine 2935.00.3900 10.8 percent ad valorem

Bumetanide 2935.00.4600 06.9 percent ad valorem This merchandise may be subject to the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration. You may contact them at 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, telephone number (202) 443-3380.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction.

Sincerely,


Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport